Abstract
Sport is widely recognized as a tool for promoting personal and social development. As a result, Sport for Development programs have grown substantially in numbers and size over the past decade. One example is the Pour 3 Points organization in Montreal, which offers training for coaches to foster developmental outcomes among youth student-athletes from high school in underserved communities. Although a series of studies have examined the development of their training program and the experiences of coaches and youth in the organization (Falcão et al., 2017, 2019, 2020), no empirical assessment has been conducted on the impact of their program on the participants and their context. Thus, the aim of this research project was to assess the impact of the Pour 3 Points organization on trainee coaches, youth student-athletes, and school stakeholders. An evaluation program was built in a collaborative effort between the organization and our research group that used qualitative and quantitative measures to assess impact. Surveys and observation tools were used to assess coaches’ attitudes and behaviours, questionnaires were used to assess the development of youth student-athletes, and semi-structured interviews were used to examine the perceptions of school stakeholders. Findings suggest the organization positively impacted coaches’ attitudes and behaviours with positive implications for youth development; however, with a limited impact on the school context beyond their teams. This paper considers key aspects of program evaluation, determinants of the organization’s positive impact, and presents suggestions to overcome barriers in the broad context of Sport for Development programming.
Presenters
William FalcaoPostdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Management, HEC Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Sports Management & Commercialization
KEYWORDS
Program Evaluation, Sport for Development Programming, Youth Development Through Sport
